There is no single ‘right’ BI for every case. There are three working options, and the choice depends on where the data lives, who will view the reports and what may leave the company.
Bitrix24 BI Builderanalytics inside the portal
Power BIthe corporate reporting standard
Own data mart on-premisedata and dashboards on your server
Where the data lives
Inside your Bitrix24
Microsoft cloud or your own report server
Your server or the ONEHOST data centre in Kazakhstan
Sources
CRM, tasks, calls, smart processes; external data via connectors
Any: 1C, Bitrix24, Kaspi, spreadsheets, databases
Any, via API and exports; no limits on custom calculations
Best for
Companies whose sales and tasks live entirely in Bitrix24
Holdings and companies with several systems and management levels
Those who cannot let data leave the company, and those with many view-only users
Licences
Included in the Bitrix24 plan
A Microsoft licence for every user
None: open-source components, you pay only for development
First dashboard
1–2 weeks
2–3 weeks
2–4 weeks
When to choose
You need operational sales and task analytics without a separate system
You need a single reporting standard across several legal entities and departments
Data must stay in Kazakhstan, dozens of users, your own formulas
Bitrix24 BI Builderanalytics inside the portal
Where the data livesInside your Bitrix24
SourcesCRM, tasks, calls, smart processes; external data via connectors
Best forCompanies whose sales and tasks live entirely in Bitrix24
LicencesIncluded in the Bitrix24 plan
First dashboard1–2 weeks
When to chooseYou need operational sales and task analytics without a separate system
Power BIthe corporate reporting standard
Where the data livesMicrosoft cloud or your own report server
SourcesAny: 1C, Bitrix24, Kaspi, spreadsheets, databases
Best forHoldings and companies with several systems and management levels
LicencesA Microsoft licence for every user
First dashboard2–3 weeks
When to chooseYou need a single reporting standard across several legal entities and departments
Own data mart on-premisedata and dashboards on your server
Where the data livesYour server or the ONEHOST data centre in Kazakhstan
SourcesAny, via API and exports; no limits on custom calculations
Best forThose who cannot let data leave the company, and those with many view-only users
LicencesNone: open-source components, you pay only for development
First dashboard2–4 weeks
When to chooseData must stay in Kazakhstan, dozens of users, your own formulas
For example, we built the management analytics of ONELAB and ONEHOST the third way: the data mart takes data from the 1C of two companies and shows revenue, margin and receipts across nine service groups.